The judgmental tone and slam at those who choose not to go along with one's specific gesture don't do much to attract volunteers, either.

>This type of symbolic pablum over substance makes the participant feel better about their moral superiority while doing zero to alleviate the causes nor symptoms of the problem.
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>>I will support any candidate that will create a National Day of Fasting.
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>>We have quite a few national days of feasting.
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>>Why not a day of fasting?
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>>It's optional of course.
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>>But the idea is to take time as a nation to remember the poor who can't eat or drink whenever they want.
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>>Would you support that?
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>>I found out Abe Lincoln did it:
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>>http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/fast.htm
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>>And the idea has been proposed and supported by various legislators and groups since.
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>>Please, everyone should advocate such a day on their blog and in their messages.
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>>Unless you don't care about the poor. Then just ignore the idea.